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[jarhead]

Warph,
Another reason to like the Egyptian army even more

Egypt expels Al Jazeera journalists in crackdown on Qatari channel
By Kevin Liffey, Shadia Nasralla and Amena Bakr, Reuters
Egypt deported three Al Jazeera journalists on Sunday, days after the Qatari-owned channel carried appeals from leaders of ousted President Mohamed Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood to stage protests against the army-backed government.

The Gulf emirate was a strong financial backer of Brotherhood rule and vehemently opposes the army's overthrow of Morsi and the ensuing bloody crackdown on his movement.

Al Jazeera's offices in Cairo have been closed since July 3, when they were raided by security forces hours after Morsi was toppled, although the channel, broadcast from Qatar, can still be seen in Egypt.

[Ross]

NBC poll: Nearly 80% want congressional approval on Syria
So let me be clear: if you support Obuma's actions in Syria, you give up your right to ever posture like you think the Constitution matters.  That is the only question here.  It's not about chemical weapons.  It's not about Islam.  It's not about terrorism, or rogue states, or tyranny.  It's about the rule of law.  And if you support Obuma's taking us to war without the authority of Congress, you don't give a damn about the rule of law.  Period, the end.
...Warph[/color][/b]

Amen Warph Amen!

[Bullwinkle]

    That is for certain.

[Ross]

How's this for apocalyptic literature. This was written by a pastor's wife in biblical prose as a commentary of current events. It is brilliant.

And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land called America , having lost their morals, their initiative, and their Will
to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that Person known as "The One."

He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you." My lack of
experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my association with evil doers are of no consequence. I shall save you with hope and change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the land that he who
proceeded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation, and that all he has built must be destroyed. And the people rejoiced, for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised that it was good; and they
believed.

And "The One" said "We live in the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!"  And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"


Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats." And the people said "Sock it to them!" "And redistribute their wealth." And the people said,
"Show us the money!" And then he said, "Redistribution of wealth is good for everybody.."

And Joe the plumber asked, " Are you kidding me? You're going to steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??" And "The One"ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized. One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was banished from the kingdom.

Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with radical terrorists?" And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with them and talk with them and show
them how nice we really are; and they will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!" And the people said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons into free cars for the people!"

Then "The One" said "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes." And one, Lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes." So "The One" said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!" And the people said, "Hallelujah! Show us the money!"

Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell your homes!" And the people yawned and the slumping housing market collapsed. And He said. "I shall mandate employer-funded health care for every worker and
raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the clinics."

And the people said, "Give me some of that!" Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas." And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"

Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and electricity rates will skyrocket!" And the people said, "Coal is dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part about higher electric rates." So "The One" said, Not to worry.
If your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out. Just sign up with the ACORN and you troubles are over!"

Then he said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches, free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing..." And the people said,
"Hallelujah!" and they made him king!

And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto a rock dropped from a cliff.

The bank banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.

Then "The One" said, "I am the "the One"- The Messiah - and I'm here to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have enough!" But our foreign trading partners said unto Him. "Wait a minut e. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have to pay more... And "The One" said, "Wait a minute. That is unfair!!"

And the world said, "Neither are these
other idiotic programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"

And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?" But yea verily, it was too late. The people set upon The One and spat upon him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation was no more; and the
once proud people were without sustenance or shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as like unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that consumed all that they had built.

And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish, "give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!" But it was too late, and
their homeland was no more.

You may think this a fairy tale, but it's not. It's happening RIGHT NOW

THIS really tells it like it is. After reading it -- and before you go into the bathroom to throw-up -- forward it to your friends and those you know
who care about our country and what is happening to it under the rule of Commissar Obamanation.

P.S. -- Yeah, this is too true to be funny.. Tragic, but not funny; tragic but true.

IF YOU CAN'T SEE THIS HAPPENING.... JUST RUB YOUR EYES AND BLINK A FEW MORE TIMES REALLY GOOD.

[Warph]

Good one, Ross... Yep, I sent it off to all the liberals I know. LOL...
If you get a chance, read:

"The half-educated are led astray by quacks and demagogues"
..."The Spoiled Children of Civilization'
Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers (1857-1927

"As a man may be intellectually a child long after he has ceased to be so physically, so nations comparatively enlightened contain many individuals who are but the spoiled children of civilization, contributing nothing to its progress, and who more or less belong to that intellectual infancy of mankind which has been called the mythic age."
...(The Progress of the Intellect, Robert William Mackay-1850)

[Warph]

The look of the Devil.
This is one angry SOB.  
The passive aggressive is strong in this Clown!

During President Barry Soetoro's weekly address commemorating Labor Day, he seemed to channel Karl Marx as he laid out his ideas for building up the middle class:

"That's why, over the past month, I've traveled all across America, laying out my ideas for how we can build on the cornerstones of what it means to be middle class. A good job that pays a good wage. A good education. A home of your own. Health care when you get sick. A secure retirement even if you're not rich."

How a President of a free nation can seemingly promise a job with good pay, healthcare, a home and retirement while keeping a straight face knowing that it is not within his power to provide such things, is beyond me.  In order for the Barry to come through on that Christmas list of goodies he would have to fundamentally transform the nation into Communism so that everything would be owned by the Government and therefore distributed "equally" to every citizen.

While that may give a warm and fuzzy feeling to our American Comrades on the left, it is a thought which churns my stomach because history has shown any such form of government only leads to a totalitarian state run by murderous, political elites.  If irony were an item of clothing, Barry would have a closet full of it because while he spoke of strengthening the middle class a few days ago, he plans on spending an evening at an event that no middle class family could afford to attend.

According to an article on The Hill...  
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/319363-obama-to-spend-labor-day-in-la-with-afl-cio-fundraising-with-hollywood

...Barry plans on flying to Los Angeles in order to give a speech to his Communist pals in the AFL-CIO.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2010/12/09/afl-cio-leader-gladly-accepts-communist-party-award/

Upon completion, Barry will then spend that night at a $32,000 a plate fundraiser:[/color]

"President Obama will travel to Los Angeles on Sept. 9 to recognize organized labor.

Obama will appear at the AFL-CIO convention, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka told reporters at a Christian Science Monitor breakfast Thursday.

That night the president will also appear at a $32,400 per plate Hollywood fundraiser held at the home of Marta Kauffman, the co-creator of the sitcom "Friends," according to an invitation obtained by the Sunlight Foundation."

To add insult to injury, Barry is even writing off the trip to see his pals in LA as apart of his "Middle Class Economic Tour":

"The White House is billing the appearance at the labor convention as the latest in the president's summer-long middle class economic tour, according to the Los Angeles Times. Last week, the president visited schools across New York and Pennsylvania to tout his proposal to rank universities based on value, while previous stops have seen Obama call for new infrastructure improvements and reforming the corporate tax code."

Like Communist leaders of old, Barry is more than happy to pay lip service to the people, while behind closed doors, he shows his true self as being an elitist.

So while my middle class, progressive, American friends sit around and enjoy their BBQ today, I hope they don't choke on their hamburger when they realize that their glorious leader's promises are nothing but EMPTY AIR while their "Man of the People" rubs elbows with the wealthy and eats his caviar from a golden plate.

Bon Appetit!

Oh... and I hope you had a Happy Labor Day.

...Warph

[Warph]

[Warph]

There have been Egyptian media references to Obuma as a Muslim Brotherhood member.  Now this!  Obuma addresses and praises the American Muslim Brotherhood Convention.

(Someone somewhere needs to "Pull the plug" on this Son of a Bitch)

Published on Jul 23, 2013

August 30 2013 MUST SEE VIDEO In this video does President Barack Obama say he is a muslim? Does he call the quran holy? Last Days End Times Prophecy update

Obama's Congress Opens With Muslim Imam's Prayer To Allah - One nation under Allah

"The sweetest sound I know is the Muslim call to prayer" -- Barack Hussein Obama

On July 31, 2013, Imam Talib Shareef of Masjid Muhammad in Washington, D.C., opened a session of the United States Congress with a prayer on Capitol Hill. This is the America that Obama has been working so hard to create.

10 Quotes By Barack Obama About Islam

#1 "Islam has always been part of America"

#2 "we will encourage more Americans to study in Muslim communities"

#3 "These rituals remind us of the principles that we hold in common, and Islam's role in advancing justice, progress, tolerance, and the dignity of all human beings."

#4 "America and Islam are not exclusive and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles of justice and progress, tolerance and the dignity of all human beings."

#5 "So I have known Islam on three continents before coming to the region where it was first revealed"

#7 "As a young man, I worked in Chicago communities where many found dignity and peace in their Muslim faith."

#8 "I look forward to hosting an Iftar dinner celebrating Ramadan here at the White House later this week, and wish you a blessed month."

#9 "That experience guides my conviction that partnership between America and Islam must be based on what Islam is, not what it isn't. And I consider it part of my responsibility as president of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear."

#10 "I also know that Islam has always been a part of America's story."

10 Quotes By Barack Obama About Christianity
#1 "Whatever we once were, we are no longer a Christian nation"

#2 "We do not consider ourselves a Christian nation."

#3 "Which passages of scripture should guide our public policy? Should we go with Leviticus, which suggests slavery is OK and that eating shellfish is an abomination? Or we could go with Deuteronomy, which suggests stoning your child if he strays from the faith?"

#4 "Even those who claim the Bible's inerrancy make distinctions between Scriptural edicts, sensing that some passages -- the Ten Commandments, say, or a belief in Christ's divinity -- are central to Christian faith, while others are more culturally specific and may be modified to accommodate modern life."

#5 "The American people intuitively understand this, which is why the majority of Catholics practice birth control and some of those opposed to gay marriage nevertheless are opposed to a Constitutional amendment to ban it. Religious leadership need not accept such wisdom in counseling their flocks, but they should recognize this wisdom in their politics."

#6 From Obama's book, The Audacity of Hope: "I am not willing to have the state deny American citizens a civil union that confers equivalent rights on such basic matters as hospital visitation or health insurance coverage simply because the people they love are of the same sex—nor am I willing to accept a reading of the Bible that considers an obscure line in Romans to be more defining of Christianity than the Sermon on the Mount."

#7 "I find it hard to believe that my God would consign four-fifths of the world to hell. I can't imagine that my God would allow some little Hindu kid in India who never interacts with the Christian faith to somehow burn for all eternity. That's just not part of my religious makeup."

#8 "Those opposed to abortion cannot simply invoke God's will--they have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths."

#9 On his support for civil unions for gay couples: "If people find that controversial then I would just refer them to the Sermon on the Mount."

#10 "I believe that there are many paths to the same place, and that is a belief that there is a higher power, a belief that we are connected as a people."
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July 2013 the obama administration has urged the Egyptian military to stop using heavy-handed tactics against the Brotherhood,

Report: Obama 'covertly recruiting' Muslims as diplomats

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is said to have been quietly
recruiting Muslims to serve as U.S. diplomats part of the administration's outreach to Muslims to work for the federal government.

"The Obama administration is covertly recruiting Muslims to work at the
State Department as Foreign Service officers representing the United States in one of 265 American embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions worldwide," Judicial Watch said.

The two Muslim groups have been linked to the Muslim Brotherhood. The
Investigative Project on Terrorism identified the Muslim American Society as
the U.S. chapter of the Brotherhood, with headquarters in Egypt.

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Egyptian Liberal Newspaper Claims Obama Is A Muslim Brotherhood Member, Says MB Leader Threatened To Release "Papers" Proving His Membership...
That would certainly explain Obama's inexplicable support for the Brotherhood.

Via Shadi Hamid, who is the Director of Research at the Brookings Institute's Doha Center:[/color][/font][/size][/b][/center]

Shadi Hamid @shadihamid  
Newspaper also claims that son of MB leader threatened Obama w- release of "papers" revealing his MB membership: pic.twitter.com/x4lV2JdS9110:54 AM - 1 Sep 2013

[Ross]

Good one, Ross... Yep, I sent it off to all the liberals I know. LOL...
If you get a chance, read:

"The half-educated are led astray by quacks and demagogues"
..."The Spoiled Children of Civilization'
Rev. Samuel McChord Crothers (1857-1927

"As a man may be intellectually a child long after he has ceased to be so physically, so nations comparatively enlightened contain many individuals who are but the spoiled children of civilization, contributing nothing to its progress, and who more or less belong to that intellectual infancy of mankind which has been called the mythic age."
...(The Progress of the Intellect, Robert William Mackay-1850)

Interesting essay!

I can't help to quote a portion that explains how I feel about some that have college educations. Pardon me.
"Unfortunately, the characteristics of the spoiled child do not vanish with childhood or even with adolescence. A university training does not necessarily transform petulance into ripe wisdom. Literary ability may only give fluent expression to a peevish spirit."

I have been trying to express something of this order and not quite able at least not in such a sensible way.
A college education in the field of medicine or engineering does not provide an education in common sense as related to debt or respect for other peoples money.

I am enjoying this mans essay and would recommend it to anyone else.

Thanks Warph.

[Ross]

McCain Caught Playing Online Poker ... During Syria Hearings

Senator laughs it off, says hearings were nearly 4 hours in
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Sep 3, 2013 6:47 PM CDT

Newser)  – Hey, in his defense, John McCain already seems to know what he wants to do in Syria. But this is still a cringe-worthy gotcha moment: Photographer Melina Mara of the Washington Post snapped a photo of him playing online poker during today's Syria hearings on Capitol Hill. You can see it here(http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics-live/the-senates-syria-hearing-live-updates/?id=ed01ca14-222b-4a23-b12c-c0b0d9d4fe0a). The camera doesn't lie, and McCain isn't even attempting to get evasive: "Scandal! Caught playing iPhone game at 3+ hour Senate hearing - worst of all I lost!" he tweeted after the photo started making the rounds, notes MSNBC.

He elaborated later on CNN:
• "As much as I like to always listen with rapt attention constantly (to) remarks of my colleagues over a three and a half period, occasionally I get a little bored and so I resorted. But the worst thing about it is I lost thousands of dollars in this game." He quickly added that it was fake money.

http://www.newser.com/story/173656/mccain-caught-playing-online-poker-during-syria-hearings.html?utm_source=part&utm_medium=united&utm_campaign=rss_top